Two police sergeants have been sacked for driving cars under the influence of alcohol and using a police car's headlights to ...

Paper lanterns are lit at a park in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, on Jan. 16, 2025, the eve of the 30th anniversary of the Great Hanshin Earthquake that struck the city and its vicinity, ...

Reelected Hyogo Gov. Motohiko Saito's campaign team said that it had commissioned a PR firm to manage social media ahead of ...

Whirlpools occur when fast-moving and slow-moving tides collide. The Naruto Strait is an ideal location for this phenomenon, ...

Night - Mostly cloudy. Winds N at 6 mph (9.7 kph). The overnight low will be 33 °F (0.6 °C). Cloudy with a high of 46 °F (7.8 °C) and a 67% chance of precipitation. Winds variable at 4 to 6 ...

Today marks the 30th anniversary of the Great Hanshin-Awaji earthquake that claimed the lives of 6,434 people. The magnitude ...

If you're not a meat connoisseur, you might not know the difference between wagyu and Kobe beef. Lucky for you, we're here to ...

Japan has observed the 30th anniversary of Kobe's 1995 Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake. NHK World anchor Yoshioka Takuma ...

Spread the loveIntroduction Kobe, located in the Hyogo Prefecture, is a vibrant port city known for its scenic beauty, ...

KOBE, Japan (Kyodo) -- The western Japan city of ... time the Great Hanshin Earthquake struck Kobe and its vicinity in Hyogo Prefecture on Jan. 17, 1995, leaving 6,434 people dead as many homes ...

Like in many other areas of Japan, the population is dwindling in Hyogo Prefecture and its capital, Kobe. City officials in May said Kobe’s population could fall below 1.5 million by the end of ...

A 64-year-old man was found dead in his home in the city of Kobe on Thursday in an apparent ... on the floor and bleeding from their heads, the Hyogo Prefectural Police said.